Process of and means for decorating rolled metal



April 2l, 1931. E.-A. PARKER E l 1,802,033

PEocEss oE AND NEANs FOR DECORATING EoLLEn METAL Filed May a. 1929 l resa 0 alle/f Coaiel' INVENTOR jfwmw Hal( or a

` .ATTORNEY mgsaE/EWY Patented Apr. 21, 1931 entre STATES EDWIN A.. PARKER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND EBOCESS F AND MEANS FOR DECORATDTG ROLLE!) METAL Application led Hay 8,

This invention relates to a process of and means for the treatment of rolled tin or other metal in the application to such metal of designs, decorations and other indicia, the genti eral object of the invention being to provide means for the preliminary treatment of the metal, such as the cleaning and coating thereof, means for applying the indicia to the metal and the finishing of the decorated metal,

30 such as by means of varnish or the like, with drying means for drying the material placed on the tin after each I application of such material, with means whereby the metal is passed through all of the before mentioned means in a continuous manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for forming portions of the metal into desired articles as it passes from the last drying means, with a roll around which the skeleton or scrap metal is wound after it leaves the forming means.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combina tion and arrangement of the several parts,

2 to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specilically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing .which shows a diagrammatic sectional view of one manner of carrying out the invention. v

As is known to the trade, metal, such as tin, is obtainable in rolls, such as shown at 1,

r and in carrying out my invention, I provide supporting means 2 for rotatably supporting the roll and immediately adjacent the supporting means, I provide a housing 3 or other support for the cleaning rolls 4, the guiding 0 rolls 5 being arranged at the sides of the housing for gulding the metal into and from the housing. From the housing 3, the metal vpasses to a coater device 6 which applies a coating to the metal and from this coater, the metal passes to an oven 7 which is divided into two vertical chambers by apartition 8. Magnetic rolls 9 are arranged A1n the oven,

which contact the rear face of the metal andv cause the metal to pass upwardly through the 5 first chamber and then downwardly through 1928. Serial No. 861,512.

the second chamber. l prefer to arrange the heating medium in the first chamber so that the metal is dried in this chamber and is cooled as it asses through the rear chamber.

,The metal t en passes into a printing press 10 which is of any desired construction and from this press, the metal passes into a second oven l1 which is of the same construction as the first oven.' If desired, the metal can be passed through other presses and an oven must be provided for each press so as to dry the material placed on the metal by the press before the metal passes to another press. From the last oven, the metal passes into a varnisher 12 and from this varnisher, the metal passes into a third oven 13. The metal from this oven 13 passes to a die press. 14 which forms the articles and then the scrap or skeleton metal passes to the roll 15 upon which it is wound, this roll being rotatably supported by the uprights 16. The articles formed in the die press may be passed to the threader 17, if desired. Y

From the foregoing it will be seen that the metal is treated in a continuous manner duringthe process of cleaning and preparing it forfthe application of the designs or other indicia vand the applications of such indicia, as well as the formation of the articles. By rollin the skeleton metal on a roll, the scrap material can be easily and uickly handled as it is not deposited on the oor around the press. It will, of course, be understood that the invention can be used in applying various kinds of material to the metal, such as the application of lacquers, varnishes, dusting materials, etc., and that the metal can have the indicia applied thereto iny various ways, such as lithographing, printing, etc. The rinting plates may be either made in. relief, lntaglio or surface and either direct or offset rocess can be used. The metal may be coate by rolls or sprayer and either single or multi-color presses can be used in series or single. v

With this invention, various kinds of articles, such as caps, boxes, cans, etc., are formed from a roll of metal without handling sheets of metal as is now done. The machine will require the services of but a few men and by usin the rolls, much labor will be saved in opening the boxes which contain the sheet metal.

It is thought from the foregoin description that the advantages and nove features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scgplof the appended claims. p

at I claim is l ,1. An apparatus of the class described comprising a support or rotatably supporting a roll of metal, acleaner arranged adjacent the support and through which the metal passes, a coater for coating the metal after it passes from the cleaner, a drying devicek for receiving metal from the coater, a device for applying indicia to the metal after it v leaves the drying device, a drying device for receiving the metal from the indicia applying device, a device for applying a finishingA coat to the metal after it leaves the last drying device,4 a drying device for receiving the metal from the coating device and a press for forming articles'from the indicia carrying portions of the metal and means whereby the metalis caused to pass through the various devices in a continuous manner.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a support for rotatably supporting a roll of metal, a cleaner arranged adjacent the support and through which the metal passes, a coater for coating the metal after it passes from the cleaner, a drying device for receiving metal from the coater, a device for applying indicia to the metal after it leaves the drying device, a drying device for receiving the metal from the indicia applying device, a device for applying a finishing coat to the metal after it leaves the last drying device, a drying device for receivinr the metal from the coating device, a press for forming articles from the indicia carrying portions of the metal, means whereby the metal is caused to pass through the various devices in a continuous manner and a rotatably supported roll for receiving the skeleton metal from the press.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a support for rotatably supporting a roll of metal, a cleaner arranged adj acent the support and through which the metal passes, a coater for coating the metal after it passes from the cleaner, a drying'device for receiving metal from the coater, a device for applying indicia to the metal after it leaves the drying device, a drying device for receivtions of the metal and means whereby the metalv is caused to pass through the various devices in a continuous manner, each drying device including magnetic rolls for guiding the metal therethrough.

4. An apparatus' of the class described comprising a support for rotatably supporting a roll of metal, a cleaner arranged adjacent the support and through which the metal passes, a coater for coating the metal after it passes from the cleaner, a drying device for receiving the metal from the coater, a device for applying indicia to the metal after it leaves the drying device, a drying device for receivingthe metal from the indicia applying device, a device for applying a finishing coat to the metal after it leaves the last drying device, a drying device for receiving the metal from the coating device and means whereby the metal is caused to pass through the various devices in a continuous manner.

5. An apparatus of the class described comprising a support for rotatably supporting a roll of metal, a cleaner arranged adjacent the support and through which the metal passes, a coater for coating the metal after it passes from the cleaner, a drying device for receiving the metal from the coater, a device for applying indicia to the metal after .it leaves the drying device, e drying device vthe metal from the coating device, a cutting device receiving the metal from the last drying device and means whereby the metal is caused to pass through the various devices in a continuous manner.

6. A hereindescribed method of manufacture for making a plurality of articles from a strip of rolled metal, said metal irst cleaned as it is unrolled, then coated, then dried, then printed with indicia, then dried and varnished to retain the printed indicia and coating thereon, then dried, then portions of the metal formed into desired articles and the unused metal Wound on a drum.

In testimony'whereof I aiiix my signature.

EDWIN A. PARKER.

ing themetal from the indicia applying device, a device for applying a finishing coat to the metal after it leaves the last drying device, a drying device for receiving the metal from the coating device and a press for forming articles from the indicia carrying por- 

